Luther Replogle
American businessman, diplomat and philanthropist
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Luther Irvin "Rep" Replogle (March 2, 1902 Tyrone, Pennsylvania − July 3, 1981 Chicago, Illinois) was a businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist, and the founder of Replogle Globes.[1][2][3]
When he was five, his family moved to Altoona, Pennsylvania. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis for 2½ years, starting in 1920.[1]
About a decade later, he founded Replogle Globes in 1930, which became the largest globe manufacturing business in the world in the mid-20th century. After selling the company in 1959, Replogle continued as its President and Chief Operating Officer.[1] Ten years after that, he was the U.S. Ambassador to Iceland from 1969 to 1972 and died in Chicago in 1981.
